Tokyo: Simulation Begins with the Big Sister Next Door

"I've seen people study foreign languages ​​in hotels, but I've never seen anyone study psychology in a hotel..." An Zeliang remarked.

This guy is really serious about his studies.

No matter what he studies, as long as it's related to making or saving money, he can put in ten times the effort of an ordinary person.

Indeed, besides having a billionaire father, one's own hard work is also essential for success.

With a sigh, the simulation continued.

Yasuzawa Ryo was also wondering if this simulated personality would become the richest person in Japan or something.

but.

What he found a little regrettable was that this personality had no connection with his wife and didn't even live off her!

After a period of dedicated study, your knowledge of psychology has significantly improved.

Furthermore, through studying psychology, you gradually came to understand!

You know, simply making a typical pay-to-win game won't work; you won't make money. Players in today's market are smarter; trying to cash in using gacha mechanics like gacha pulls and star upgrades is no longer an option.

[Your research shows that you need to get gamers to pay based on emotion and nostalgia in order to make more money.]

So, you've decided to use anime IPs to entice players to spend money.

At the same time, you don't intend to pay huge copyright fees.

So you've come up with an even cheaper way.

You found Tamamo, a member of the club who was short of money, and promised her that if she helped you with your work, you would receive a share of her profits in the future.

[Tamamo-yuki trusts you greatly and agreed to your request without the slightest hesitation, becoming your second-in-command.]

You gave Tamamo a plane ticket, instructing her to set up a shell company overseas, create a gaming platform, and become its agent.

[You're planning to use mobile games to make money and take all the money from gamers for yourself.]

After some time, through your efforts, you launched your first pay-to-win mobile game, "Ultraman Assemble".

Your "Ultraman Assemble" has been released and sold in multiple countries. You emphasize nostalgia, and your promotional slogan is very direct: "Do you still believe in the light?"

If any player believes in the light, you will, in the name of the light, gather the money from their hands into your own.

This is the truth you've gleaned from psychology: marketing by selling emotional appeal.

The truth is truth because it is infallible. Through the game "Ultraman Assemble," you can leverage Ultraman's global influence to amass a large amount of wealth in a short period of time.

"Psychology is really useful." An Zeliang thought to himself that he should also study psychology.

It's not about scamming poor players out of their money, but about learning this so that I won't get scammed myself.

While the idea that "no businessman is honest" might be a bit far-fetched, he is undeniably focused and adept at both saving and making money, qualities worth learning from.

Even the worst personality has strengths that can be learned from.

This is perhaps one of the true uses of emulators.

Thinking.

The simulated storyline continues to unfold.

After you started making money, your live streaming website received more investment, and your business began to flourish.

[In just a few months, your live streaming website has penetrated the national market, with over a million registered users.]

You saw a huge business opportunity, so you started training female livestreamers on how to push the boundaries and how to attract viewers' attention.

[For example, you could have the female streamer's room titled "One rocket, and you're in," or "One spaceship, and you can treat the boss to seafood offline," etc., and the cover image would be a picture of her dressed sexily.]

After a series of shrewd maneuvers, a large number of wealthy individuals were indeed attracted.

Even if they aren't super rich, some guys who want to get close to a girl will spend a fortune.

To cater to the otaku market, you might even have female streamers cosplay anime characters to attract otaku to tip them.

[As expected, this move has made you a fortune again; most otaku are quite willing to spend money on their anime/manga waifus.]

Because you've been busy with your career lately and haven't been going to school much, Mr. Hayano came to your door to try and persuade you to go back to school.

But instead, you brought Ms. Hayano into your company and had her stream games for you.

Memory presentation.

Ryoichi Yasuzawa.

"Anze, I've come looking for you eleven times already. Not only have you moved, but you've also been away from home the whole time. What have you been up to lately? Why haven't you been to school for two months?"

Hayano Hoshiko put her hands on her hips and glared angrily at Anze Ryo.

As a student, not going to school for two months is really problematic!

Even a genius shouldn't be so willful.

At first, An Zeliang would ask for leave. But later he simply stopped asking for leave and skipped classes altogether, to the point that people who didn't know better would think he was no longer a student.

Hayano Hoshiko had been trying to contact Yasuzawa Ryo, hoping to persuade him to turn back from his wrong path. However, she couldn't reach him, and since Yasuzawa Ryo had moved to a new house with a new address, he was even more difficult to find.

Hearing the question, An Zeliang smiled nonchalantly, took out his phone, and unlocked it while answering a completely unrelated question: "Mr. Hayano, what do you think of this recently popular game, 'Ultraman Assemble'? If you were to play it, would you spend money on it?"

"Ultraman Assemble? Is that the game that's been all the rage lately? It's alright, pretty fun... The main thing is that it has all sorts of Ultraman, even Ultraman Tiga, which feels like it fulfills a dream I had before. And you can also spend money to collect Ultraman and their skins, etc. The gameplay is quite interesting, and it feels very satisfying after spending money... Wait! Anze, we're talking about school right now! Please don't bring up games!"

As Hayano Hoshiko was speaking, she suddenly realized something and quickly steered the conversation back on track, asking seriously, "Anze, what have you been doing lately? Why haven't you been going to school? The college entrance exam is coming up soon, this isn't good..."

"I'm making a game."

"You can't let making games interfere with your studies... What did you say!? Making games?"

Hayano Hoshiko continued her tireless instruction, then suddenly paused, looking at Anze Ryo with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

"Yes, it's that Ultraman Assembled series that's been all the rage lately. Hayano-sensei, if you find it fun, then it proves my skills are pretty good." Yasuzawa Ryo smiled.

He remembered that Hayano-sensei was a big spender on games. Games that Hayano-sensei was willing to spend money on might not be good games, but they were definitely games that could make money.

Hayano Hoshiko was very surprised. She never expected that the recently popular, notoriously exploitative pay-to-win mobile game was actually made by one of her students!

"Mr. Hayano, would you like to play this game for free from now on?" Yasuzawa Ryo suddenly asked.

"Can...can you?"

Hayano Hoshiko was taken aback, then asked with some surprise.

"Of course, as long as you do me a favor, Mr. Hayano..."

An Zeliang smiled and stated his request.

You lured Mr. Hayano to join your live streaming website and become a blogger in the gaming section by offering him free games and free in-game purchases.

[Because of her beautiful appearance and dedication to games, Hayano Hoshiko quickly attracted a large number of fans and became popular, bringing you considerable profits.]

[And you didn't let Hayano Hoshiko off the hook either, making her your mistress. That way you don't even have to share the profits with her, since she's your woman after all.]

You think this is a really good way to save money? You'll want to use it again in the future.

【at the same time】

While you were making a fortune, the immense popularity of "Ultraman Assemble" led Tsuburaya Productions, the company behind Ultraman, to sue your overseas shell company, initiating a copyright dispute lawsuit.

Because the lawsuit involves a huge amount of money, and your "Ultraman Assemble" is extremely popular, it has generated a lot of buzz in multiple countries.

[Companies in the industry all thought this piracy company would become more restrained, or pay compensation to Tsuburaya Productions and sign a contract, but unexpectedly, the piracy company released yet another new game at your behest.]

This new game is truly groundbreaking; its release shocked Japan and beyond.

[You haven't purchased any copyrights for "Three Thousand Heroes," but it uses the copyrights of hundreds of anime series, and it's now available for purchase.]

Your game gained immense popularity immediately upon release. You even capitalized on the buzz surrounding Tsuburaya Productions' lawsuit, further boosting its popularity.

On the first day of its launch, the game had over 800,000 registered players, and the number continues to rise.

Meanwhile, among the 800,000 players, nearly 200,000 made their first recharge, and 70,000 to 80,000 made significant recharges.

[On just the first day of the server launch, you made a fortune from the popularity.]

[You realized this game was going to be a hit, so you accelerated the pace of releasing new heroes.]

"They really know how to make money," An Zeliang remarked.

If other people were sued by a large company, they would definitely be scared into stopping their services or paying compensation.

But the saying "no merchant is honest" didn't stop; instead, he rose to prominence.

That's something not everyone can do.

It's as absurd as someone whose wife has been taken by another man, yet he still goes out and plays the flute to entertain himself.

Sighing.

The simulation continues.

Yasuzawa Ryo thought that this personality might actually make him the richest man in Japan.

At worst, he might become Tokyo's richest man.

[You're making a fortune again by selling skins and anime characters]

[Are you even considering incorporating elements from anime from other countries? For example, popular Korean comics, or the Marvel DC series from the US, especially popular characters like Spider-Man and Iron Man.]

However, upon further reflection, you realize that incorporating these games into the world of anime and manga is not a good idea.

So you decide to make a standalone game when you have time in the future. You've even thought of a name for it: "Marvel vs. DC." You'll add all sorts of villains and superheroes into it, creating a big hodgepodge, and you're sure you can make a lot of money off nostalgia.

Of course, you know that for this kind of game, gimmicks are one aspect, but the feel of the controls is also crucial. Only by perfecting the controls and balance can you get more anime fans to spend heavily on in-game purchases.

Therefore, you unusually spent a lot of money and effort on this aspect.

After a period of time, with the injection of funds from various sources, your live streaming platform expanded rapidly. As a result, all sorts of shady characters came to try and steal your big piece of the pie.

You believe money can buy anything, so you hired the underlings of the second-in-command of the gang next door to slaughter the entire families of anyone who dared to try and steal your cake.

Furthermore, because you had long coveted the wife and her assets, you conspired with the second-in-command and got him to expel the wife from the gang.

Then you go to her house pretending to help her, providing her with assistance in various ways, gradually getting closer to her, and eventually taking her into your harem.

After some time, not only your wife, but you also set your sights on Nakano Aoi.

You're planning to eat a bowl of rice.